CLARENCE GRAHAM, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (13 total)

• Mondello v. Torres, 47 So. 3d 389 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010)
  …ists. Nichols v. Nichols, 907 So. 2d 620, 622 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005) (citation omitted). To award lump sum alimony, the trial court must find 'a “special necessity.” Rosario v. Rosario, 945 So. 2d 629, 632 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) (citing Porzio v. Porzio, 760 So. 2d 1075, 1077 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000); Glazner v. Glazner, 693 So. 2d 650, 652 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997); Simpson v. Simpson, 372 So. 2d 526, 527 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979)). “If support is needed, there must exist unusual circumstances which would require a non-modifiable…
• Vernell Holden v. State, 877 So. 2d 800 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004)
  …the role of the trial court is to weigh the credibility of witnesses and to resolve ev-identiary conflicts, and on truly discretionary matters, the appellate court must recognize the trial court’s “superior van [*802] tage point.” Porzio v. Porzio, 760 So. 2d 1075, 1076 n. 1 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000). Here, the trial court determined that the officers’ testimony was more credible than Holden’s testimony. This finding is supported by the evidence. There was testimony that the occupants voluntarily exited the car wh…
• Rosario v. Rosario, 945 So. 2d 629 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006)
  …between the parties, including adultery. Id. However, two predicates have evolved for the award of lump-sum alimony. The first of these is that the trial court must find some special necessity for lump-sum payment of alimony. See Porzio v. Porzio, 760 So. 2d 1075, 1077 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000); Glazner v. Glazner, 693 So. 2d 650, 652 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997); Simpson v. Simpson, 372 So. 2d 526, 527 (Fla. 4th DCA 1979). If support is needed, there must exist unusual circumstances which would require a non-modifiable aw…

Authorities Cited

• State v. Causey, 503 So. 2d 321 (Fla. 1987)